Forbidden City

noun

1. a walled section of Peking (now Beijing), built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China.

Forbidden City

noun

1. Lhasa, Tibet: once famed for its inaccessibility and hostility to strangers

2. a walled section of Beijing, China, enclosing the Imperial Palace and associated buildings of the former Chinese Empire

Word History and Origins

Origin of Forbidden City¹

First recorded in 1845–50